Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-08-13
Musk Melons in market.

Musk Melons Ia market.
Wild plumbs are ripening.
&C. N. McClanen is in Abilene.
james b Heilig is back from Penn.
sylvania.
Charlie Bollman, intends going back
to Illinois in few days.
Hudson Harlan is sinking well on
the school house grounds.
Sheriff Miller, of Ellis county, was in
Wa-Keeney Monday night.
Mrs. Mcfarland returned last Mon
day from Hugo, Col, where she had been
on short visit.
j. II. March is happy over the arrival
Of son, which put in his appearance on
Thursday evening.
"A hot box on the engine delayed the
east-bound express train about two hours
yesterday morning.
That prairie fire which was raging
yesterday afternoon appeared to be
between Trepo creek and the Saline.
Miss Maud Caddick, who had been
visiting relatives in Pennsylvania,
returned home last Saturday evening.
Rev. Mahafie has, in connection with
the normal institute, a class in vocal
music which meets at 8 o'clock each even
ing.
The prisoner whom Sheriff Baker took
from Sharon Springs, Wallace county, to
to the Ellis county Jail week before last
is crazy.
Mr.. Geo. Conger left Wa-Keeney on
Wednesday morning for Grand Rapids,
Mich, at which place he intends to make
his future home.
We have heard of number of travel
ing men who have signifed their inten-
ton to move their families to Wa-Keeney,
and make this place their headquarters.
An organization of the Christian
church was effected at this place last
Sunday. It is expected that the COM
pletion of the enrolment will show up
wards of thirty members.
The latest news received in regard to
Mr.. Kritchfeld's condition is very favor
able. His wounds are healing up nicely
and he will be brought home as soon as
he is able to make the trip.
lightning set the prairie on fire,
about nine miles southeast of town
Tuesday evening, near Riley Moores
place. About 100 acres were burned over
before the flames were extinguished.
The Canon Ball express train which
was due here at 9:28 Wednesday evening
did not arrive until IL: 20 Thursday morn
ing. A burned bridge one mile west OF
Ellsworth caused the delay.
A party of Swedes from Illinois have
been in town this week, and were looking
at some of the Swedish Colonization
Co.'S lands. They are well pleased with
our county, and bought several quarter
sections.
Rev. T. W. Cottingham, of the
Christian church, has been conducting
meetings each evening this week in Opera
Hall. The attendance has been good and
the interests high. Several persons were
baptized in Trego creek on Tuesday.
The concert which was advertised to
be given at Opera Hall on Tuesday even
ing did not come off. The troup, which
was to come from Graham county, failed
to show up, and their Wa-Keeney
has not heard from them.
Charlie Petit blacksmith, and
'Reddy" Zeitler, a helper, who have been
working in L. Scmitt's shop, went west
early in the week, leaving their boarding
house keeper to mourn their loss to the
tune of good-sized board bills.
Mr.. James ODay, travelling salesman
for the Wholesale house Of Eby, Bowling
& Co., Kansas City, has rented the house
on Washington street just completed by
D. B. Kelley, and will move his family
here and make Wa-Keeney his head
quarters.
John Bollman arrived from Rock
Island ILL.,, on Thursday morning to at
tend his fathers funeral. He expected to
get here on Wednesday evening, but was
On the belated train, and met the funeral
procession before he had got outside Of
The city limits.
From . letter received from Capt.
Hanna yesterday morning by D. B. Kelly,
We learn that Mr.. Hanna has been seri-